22 - The Sinister Sign Post (HardyBoys.co.uk)

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US: #15
Sampson Low: #1

#22 - The Sinister Sign Post
Text by Franklin W. Dixon

Harold Hill / Sampson Low / Collins / Armada Books: A, B, C, D, / 3 Omnibus Editions

Harold Hill Hardback Edition

-- Originally, Harold Hill had planned to issue this title subsequent to The Hidden Harbour Mystery. However, the rights to publish new Hardy Boys stories transferred to Sampson Low and Harold Hill opted to release a new edition of The Secret of the Lost Tunnel instead.

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Red boards and spine.

Publisher: Sampson Low

First Printed: 1959 (October)

Cover Artist: Bill Gillies
Frontispiece Artist: J. C. Gretta
Internal Illustrations: None

SBN: None

Story version: Original text

First Printing Attributes:
-- Frontispiece: from 1936 US edition.
-- Spine number: None.
-- Blank endpapers.
-- Wrap-around spine
-- Retail price: None listed. Later printings cost 5/- (5 shillings).

Notes:
-- Internal list consists solely of Sign Post, Figure, Claw and Warning.

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MacDonald Hardback Edition « »

Publisher: MacDonald

First Printed: 1969 (October)

Cover Artist: Rudy Nappi
Internal Illustrations: None

SBN: 356-01330-8

Story version: Original text

First Printing Attributes:
-- Spine number: 1.
-- Gretta orange 'tree' endpapers.
-- Blue spine
-- Retail prices: 10/- (10 shillings) and 50 NP (new pence).

Notes:
-- Exactly same interior as Samson Low ed., but with 1968 US Nappi cover
-- Inside lists 20 titles inc Flight 101 and Lost Tunnel
-- Wild Cat (2 words) on dust jacket.

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Collins Hardback Edition « »

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Publisher: Collins

First Printed: 1972

Cover Artist: Peter Archer
Frontispiece Artist: Peter Archer
Internal illustrator: Roger Hall

ISBN: 0-00-160522-4

Story version: Revised text

First Printing Attributes:
-- Blue spine box with white text.
-- 24 titles listed on reverse cover.
-- Grey staining on page edges.
-- Gold price label: 45p.

Spine Art Description:
-- Boys choked by tear gas grenade

Notes:
-- The internal illustrations and frontispiece for this title can be viewed at the Series Book Art website.

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